NE2: Northeast Region Distracted Drivers Act [Failed]

[Lincoln Republican]

I am reintroducing this distracted drivers bill, modified, as I believe it is imperative the Northeast have a law in place to deal with this problem.

The restrictions and the penalties have been modified and I believe it should be acceptable to this Assembly, as well as being an effective bill at the same time, and will, in fact, result in saving lives.

I am asking for the support of this Assembly in enacting this legislation. 

[Lincoln Republican]

No risk is worth endangering the lives of yourself and others.  And that is exactly what distracted driving does. 

If there are no penalties, no consequences, for distracted driving, or for anything else that endangers human lives, then those who engage in this dangerous practice, or other dangerous practices, will think there is nothing wrong with them endangering the lives of others.

For endangering lives, there need be consequences.

There is really no such thing as minimal risk when human lives are involved.   

[Lincoln Republican]

Some members of this Assembly fail to grasp what distracted driving is all about or what it really means.

[Lincoln Republican]

No risk is worth endangering the lives of yourself and others.  And that is exactly what distracted driving does. 

Wormy has it right: Every decision that a person makes involves a calculated risk, including the decision to drive in the first place. The Northeast Assembly does not have the power to change this, nor should we try to.

You must be logged in to read this quote.

With respect, this is nonsense. We do not live in a region of sociopaths. Nor do I believe that there should be no legal consequences for distracted driving when it does cause harm - but that is not what this legislation proposes.

There are already laws on the books covering drivers when they cause harm, injury, or death to others as a result of driving dangerously.

This distracted driving legislation addresses the issue of cutting down greatly on the possibilities of harm being done to others before it happens.